City Council

COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 13, 2026 5:30 P.M. PRESENT: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Winkelman ABSENT: None Mayor Berry presided. During the open forum Larry Joy spoke about the water drainage systems on the east side of town. Scott Peterson, City Administrator, said the city is taking active steps to perform a drainage study. On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Sloan, the Council approved the following consent items: December 9, 2025 regular Council Minutes, December 16, 2025 Special Council Minutes, Class E Retail Alcohol License for Casey’s Marketing Company, dba Casey’s #1617, 508 N Elm Street, Chris Anderson as a member of the Jefferson Fire Department, and payment of monthly bills from City funds. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Winkelman NAY: None This was the time and place for the Public Hearing on the Grant of Easements to Red Lion Renewables for Solar Installations. Jefferson resident Russell Gettler asked questions on the project and cost to the city. Mayor Berry called for any oral or written comments and there were none. On motion by Wetrich, second by Ahrenholtz, the Council closed the Public Hearing. AYE: Winkelman, Wetrich, Sloan, Jackson, Ahrenholtz NAY: None Item B no further action taken. Citizens asked questions about the Building Inspector. RESOLUTON NO. 01-26 On motion by Wetrich, second by Ahrenholtz the Council approved Resolution No. 01-26, a resolution confirming the Appointment of City Engineer, City Building Inspector, City Clerk and City Attorney. AYE: Jackson, Ahrenholtz, Wetrich, Winkelman NAY: Sloan RESOLUTON NO. 02-26 On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Jackson, the Council approved Resolution No. 02-26, a resolution designating the Jefferson Herald as the Official Newspaper for the Legal Publications of the City of Jefferson. AYE: Wetrich, Jackson, Sloan, Winkelman, Ahrenholtz NAY: None On motion by Wetrich, second by Jackson, the Council approved the following Mayor/Council 2026 appointments. Mayor Pro-Tem: Jackson Airport: Sloan Animal Shelter: Jackson Assessor’s Conference Board – Mayor Berry Bell Tower Foundation: Wetrich Cemetery: Jackson Chamber/Jefferson Main Street: Winkelman Downtown Buildings: Ahrenholtz & Sloan Finance: Mayor Berry, Ahrenholtz & Winkelman Fire: Mayor Berry & Winkelman GCDC: Ahrenholtz Golf Course: Wetrich Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation: Wetrich Highway 30: Sloan Housing: Ahrenholtz & Jackson LEC Entity: Mayor Berry & Winkelman Library: Jackson Park & Rec: Jackson & Wetrich Police: Mayor Berry & Winkelman P & Z: Mayor Berry Street, Water, Sewer, Sanitation: Ahrenholtz & Sloan Recycling: Wetrich Wage & Benefits: Ahrenholtz & Sloan AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Winkelman NAY: None RESOLUTON NO. 03-26 On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Sloan, the Council approved Resolution No. 03-26, a resolution approving a Consulting Service Agreement for Water Facility Operation and Maintenance with Peopleservice Inc. The agreement is for five years, either party can terminate the agreement with 60-day notice. The contract fee for 2026 is $7,909 per month, 2027 $8,225 per month, 2028 $8,555 per month, 2029 $8,900 per month and 2030 $9,255 per month. AYE: Sloan, Jackson, Ahrenholtz, Wetrich, Winkelman NAY: None James Leiding, Bolton & Menk Engineer, presented a presentation of the Westwood sidewalk project. Council had discussion. On motion by Jackson, second by Wetrich, the Council approved to proceed with the Westwood Sidewalk Project planning. Bolton & Menk will proceed with surveying and planning preparation. AYE: Jackson, Wetrich, Ahrenholtz NAY: Winkelman, Sloan On motion by Wetrich, second by Sloan, the Council approved hiring Jacob Schleisman as Parks/Cemetery Worker at $46,945.60/yr ($22.57/hr) with start date of January 5,2026. AYE: Winkelman, Sloan, Wetrich, Jackson, Ahrenholtz NAY: None On motion by Jackson, second by Sloan, the Council approved the Strategic Planning / Goal Setting Report. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich, Winkelman NAY: None The following bills were approved for payment from the City funds: ABC PEST CONTROL PEST CONTR 533.33 ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING CPIER LSE 1,779.30 ACCO UNLIMITED CORP WA CHEM 1,108.60 AFLAC AFLAC INS W/H 35.36 AG SOURCE COOP SW/WA TSTG 2,860.15 ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 39,700.61 AMAZON CAPITAL SERV LB BOOKS;MOVIES;SUPP 2,297.84 ANATOMY IT, LLC SERV AGREE 1,251.90 ASCAP HOT/MOT MUSIC LIC 458.00 ATLAS COPCO COMPRESSORS LLC SW SUPP 3,214.88 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CO. SW SERV MEMORY MODULE 2,348.52 BEAM INS DENTAL/VISION INS 764.47 BOHDEN BIGLER PD ZIPPER REPR 32.10 BOHLMANN INC RN DAUBENDIEK PK BENCH 1,204.91 BOLTON & MENK INC ENG 20,597.00 BOMGAARS SUPP 1,106.84 BRICK, GENTRY P.C. LEGAL 5,160.00 CALLAHAN MUNICIPAL CONSULT GOAL SESSION 1,300.00 CARD SERVICE CENTER CREDIT CARDS 4,094.24 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT LB BOOKS 46.50 CHAD STEVENS HEALTH INS SINK/POSTAGE 1,867.24 CINTAS CORPORATION FIRST AID 497.12 CLARION DISTRIBUTING LLC PK LINER;TISSUE;CLEANER 246.25 CLEANING SOLUTIONS INC. CLEANING 2,216.00 CLEANWISE, LLC ANIM SHELT- VAC PARTS 176.63 COBRAHELP PA FEES 27.00 COLLECTION SERV CENTER CASE ID 1034974 900.00 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP SN MIGHTY BOY (4 GL) 221.57 CORE & MAIN WA REPR KIT 480.01 COUNTYWIDE ELECTRIC SERVIC LB ELEC REPR 76.82 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP SW SEWER PIPES;CLAY PVC 501.56 DANNY MORANVILLE SW CLOTH 109.64 DEMCO INC LB BOOK PROCESS 1,369.12 DENNIS KINSEY WA DEP REF 84.72 DEPT. OF INSPECTIONS, APPL RN BOILER CERT 1 YR 40.00 ED M. FELD EQUIPMENT CO. ANIMAL SHEL-ALARM MONITOR 105.00 EFTPS FEDERAL W/H 71,208.69 ELLIE WOLTERMAN RN TUMBLING INST 536.25 EMPLOYEE & FAMILY RESOURCE MEMBERSHIP 2,928.75 ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT SOLUT SW FILTERS;GREASE;FLUID 725.19 ERIC FISHER H INS SINK C SH 1,700.00 FAIRVIEW VETERINARY CLINIC VET EXP;TNR 3,302.85 FAREWAY SUPP 149.53 FASTLANE MOTOR PARTS LLC PARTS 510.45 FIRE RESPONDER SUPPLY PD SUPP 333.69 FORCE AMERICA, INC. RUT ELBOW;HOSES 333.02 FRANK DUNN CO. RUT PATCH 989.00 FUDGE'S FLOWERS & GIFTS, L RN GRINCH TREE CLASS 750.50 GALLS LLC PD CLOTH 89.97 GRAINGER RC SAFETY SIGNS 129.20 GREENE CO SECONDARY ROADS FUEL 9,916.18 GREENE CO. AUDITOR PD DISPATCH (28E) 14,591.61 GREENE COUNTY CHEER RN MINI CHEER CAMP 618.75 GREENE COUNTY EXTENSION RUT MANUALS 40.00 GREENE COUNTY HS BOYS BB RN BASKETBALL CAMP 593.75 GRONEWOLD, BELL, KYHNN & CO. PA AUDIT 2,000.00 GROW REPAIR LLC RUT REPL TIMER 795.32 HACH COMPANY WA CHEM 1,571.58 HALEY EQUIPMENT INC. RUT BLADE;WIPER ARM 235.63 HAWKINS , INC. WA CHLORIDE 19,150.07 HEIMAN INC. JFD CLOTH 937.88 HIWAY TRUCK EQUIPMENT RUT CUTTING EDGE 3,342.60 HOME STATE BANK TIF9 REBATE PMT#17 49,627.01 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS SUPERXL;SALT REMOV 932.40 HOYT, MORAIN & HOMMER, P.C LEGAL 3,091.00 HY- VEE WINE & SPIRITS GCRSE LIQUOR 290.6 HY-VEE, INC. SUPP 176.93 IAMU SAFETY DUES 2,678.95 INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC LB SOFTWARE RENEW 945.98 IOWA ASSOC OF BUILDING BLDG 2026 MEMBERSHIP 75.00 IOWA INFORMATIN MEDIA GROUP ADS 1,236.56 IOWA ONE CALL WA ONE CALL 22.70 IPERS-FOAB IPERS WITHHOLDING 33,086.53 JANE MILLARD LB REIMB SUPP 176.04 JANELLE HALL RN REF MEMBERSHIP 258.00 JEFFERSON ACE HARDWARE SUPP 714.00 JEFFERSON COMM GOLF CRSE GCRSE -TIP REIMB 150.00 JEFFERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY LB PETTY CASH 100.00 JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB PA DUES 133.00 JEFFERSON TELECOM PHONE 2,717.53 JOES BODLY AND PAINT, INC. PD REPLACE RH MIRROR 572.57 JUSTIN & KERRI MUIR WA DEP REF 40.11 K-POWER WA GENERATOR SERV 1,153.19 KANE GRAPHICAL CORP LB DOOR SIGN HOLDERS 60.01 KENT CURTIS CAF REIMB 2,302.56 KIWANIS CLUB OF JEFFERSON DUES 360.00 KRIEGER'S GREENE GOODS MRKT DOWN/TWN SPRUCE TOPS 201.6 KYLE DEMOSS WA AFFIDAVIT AGREEMENT 400.00 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. RUT PARTS 278.70 MARK WOLTERMAN H INS SINKING 1,215.98 MELEE, LLC LB ARCH CONTRACT PMT#2 5,740.00 METRO WASTE AUTHORITY LANDFILL/RC 9,383.22 MICHAEL JACQUARD WA DEP REF 79.01 MID AMERICA BOOKS LB BOOKS 261.25 MIDLAND POWER COOP LIGHTS 536.13 MIDWEST TAPE LLC LB HOOPLA DIGITAL 1,019.71 MOCIC PD MEMBERSHIP FEES 100.00 MOTOR PARTS PARTS 484.66 MUIR EMBROIDERY & FOOTWEAR WA SAFE CLOTH 360.00 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WA METER 1,180.00 MURPHY CONSTRUCTION RUT HAUL SNOW 1,050.00 MUTUAL OF OMAHA LIFE INS 468.99 NATHAN KRAL H INS SINKING 1,525.80 NEW CENTURY FS DIESEL FLUID BULK 651.04 OGREN'S CUSTOM GRAPHICS SW LETTERS 100.00 OLSEM PLUMBING & HVAC RN FILTERS 825.00 OMNISITE SW WIRELESS SERV 3,640.00 OXEN TECHNOLOGY PD COMPUTER 2,204.00 PARK AVE SOUTH POOL RESTRM WA REF 24.94 PEOPLESERVICE, INC WA Q&M AND CERT 15,000.00 PER MAR SECURITY SERV RN FIRE ALARM MONITOR 90.00 POUND REPAIR & SERV CEM PROPANE 159.80 POWER LIFT RN CABLE;PULL PIN ASSSBLY 100.00 PVS DX, INC WA CHLORINE 365.56 RACCOON VALLEY RADIO RN ADV 1,945.38 RAMAKER & ASSOCIATES, INC CEM SOFTWARE FEE 1,995.00 REGALADO OSIRIS WA DEP REF 72.35 REGION XII COUNCIL - GOVT RUT TRANSIT 1,006.57 ROXANNE GORSUCH H INS SINKING 1,700.00 ROYAL JEWELERS PA COUNCIL PLATE 10.30 RUETER'S PK BLADE KIT 518.74 RUTTEN'S VACUUM CENTER, IN LB VACUMN REPR 148.94 SALTECH SYSTEMS HOT/MOT WEBSITE 49.95 SANDRA MAY WA DEP REF 82.61 SCHAFER ROOFING DOC'S STADIUM FORG LN 43,800.00 SESAC HOT/MOT MUSIC LIC 641.00 SHANK CONSTRUCTORS, INC. WWTF PAY EST#33 17,154.72 SHINEON DESIGNS RN SHIRTS 208.00 SKY LINE TREE EXPERTS 601 SOUTH OAK TREE REMOV PRG 1,300.00 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY SW FEES 593.50 TAYLOR O'ROURKE WA DEP REF 85.77 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE W/H 5,344.38 TRI-COUNTY CASH LUMBER MART SUPP 46.50 U.S. CELLULAR PHONE 319.02 U.S. POSTAL SERV WA BILL POSTAGE 824.88 UNITYPOINT CLINIC DOT LAB;EMPL EXAM 494.00 UNPLUGGED WIRELESS SW SERV CALL 317.22 UPS SW UPS LABS 618.66 UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO WA REPR CLAMPS 680.77 VAN METER INC. SN PARTS 638.32 VAN-WALL EQUIPMENT INC. PK PARTS 630.91 VERIZON WIRELESS PD PHONE 277.01 WAHL MCATEE TIRE SERV TIRES;VEHICLE REPRS 4,919.37 WBL ENTERPRISES RC VEH RPRS 2,911.05 WELDING INNOVATIONS LLC SN REPR DUMPSTERS 1,633.00 WELLMARK BC/BS HEALTH INS. W/H 42,453.42 ZIEGLER RUT PARTS 1,358.88 FUND TOTALS 001 GENERAL FUND 187,480.19 110 ROAD USE TAX 41,504.61 112 CAFETERIA PLAN 2,302.56 125 TIF 49,627.01 128 HEALTH INS. SINKING 7,841.78 134 LIBRARY AGENCY 207.05 149 DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 43,800.00 159 LIBRARY EXPANSION 5,740.00 391 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS 7,245.00 600 WATER 58,028.11 603 WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 1,176.15 610 WASTEWATER 59,515.44 611 WASTEWATER REPLACEMENT 17,154.72 660 AIRPORT 640.44 670 SANITATION 26,398.58 671 RECYCLING 10,758.33 GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES 519,419.97 001-GENERAL FUND 94,899.63 110-ROAD USE TAX 50,039.37 114-SPECIAL REVENUE 18,818.04 121-LOCAL OPTION SALES TA 708.11 125-TIF 23,908.74 128-HEALTH INS. SINKING 2,196.71 129-EQUIPMENT RESERVE- IS 0 132-COMMUNITY CENTER 0 134-LIBRARY AGENCY 534 140-WATER DEPOSITS 3,150.00 149-DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 300,000.00  156-AUTENREITH COMM CENTE -108,787.21 159-LIBRARY EXPANSION 0 200-DEBT SERVICE 16,570.62 600-WATER 113,314.59 610-WASTEWATER 154,698.87 611-WASTEWATER REPLACEMEN 0 660-AIRPORT 1,762.35 670-SANITATION 52,996.43 671-RECYCLING 12,806.59 GRAND TOTAL REVENUES (NOV) 737,616.84 There being no further business the Council agreed to adjourn at 6:47 p.m. ____________________________ Craig J. Berry, Mayor ________________________ Roxanne Gorsuch, City Clerk